IMPERIALISM IN INDIA

IMPERIALISM MEANS THAT WHEN A COUNTRY FIGHTS FOR ANOTHER COUNTRY AND TAKES OVER IT AND YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THERE RULES.

• The first Europeans to establish roots in India since the fall of the Roman Empire were the Protuguese.
• in 1600, the British East India Company was given the right to a monopoly to trade with India.
• In 1664, French finance minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert launched the French equivalent of the English East India trading Company .
  
• The Industrial Revolution created a large demand for raw materials and new markets.
• Nationalism-
  • Nationalism is pride in one's country and European nations wanted to demonstrate their power to the world.
• Balance of Power-
  • European nations were forced to acquire new colonies to achieve balance.
• White Man's Burden-
  • The Europeans’ sense of superiority made them feel obligated to “civilize the heathen savages” they encountered.

BRITISH TOOK OVER INDIA

WORKSITED
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